ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
ISO 22313:2020 provides guidance for planning, establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and continually improving a business continuity management system (BCMS) as specified in ISO 22301. It provides explanatory text, examples, and good practices for each clause of ISO 22301. Does not add new requirements but helps organisations understand and implement ISO 22301 effectively. Applicable alongside ISO 22301 as an implementation guide.
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Framework Domains (15)
Clause 10: Improvement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-10.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-22313-10.2 | Continual improvement |
| ISO-37002-10.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-37002-10.2 | Continual improvement |
| ISO-39001-10.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-39001-10.2 | Continual improvement |
| ISO-41001-10.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-41001-10.2 | Continual improvement |
| ISO-50001-10.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-50001-10.2 | Continual improvement |
| ISO-56002-10.1 | General |
| ISO-56002-10.2 | Deviation, nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO-56002-10.3 | Continual improvement |
Clause 4: Context of the Organization
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-22313-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-22313-4.3 | Determining the scope of the BCMS |
| ISO-22313-4.4 | Business continuity management system |
| ISO-37002-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-37002-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-37002-4.3 | Determining the scope of the whistleblowing management system |
| ISO-37002-4.4 | Whistleblowing management system |
| ISO-39001-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-39001-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-39001-4.3 | Determining the scope of the RTS management system |
| ISO-39001-4.4 | RTS management system |
| ISO-41001-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-41001-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-41001-4.3 | Determining the scope of the FM management system |
| ISO-41001-4.4 | Facility management system |
| ISO-50001-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-50001-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-50001-4.3 | Determining the scope of the EnMS |
| ISO-50001-4.4 | Energy management system |
| ISO-56002-4.1 | Understanding the organization and its context |
| ISO-56002-4.2 | Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
| ISO-56002-4.3 | Determining the scope of the innovation management system |
| ISO-56002-4.4 | Establishing the innovation management system |
Clause 5: Leadership
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-22313-5.2 | Policy |
| ISO-22313-5.3 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-37002-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-37002-5.2 | Whistleblowing policy |
| ISO-37002-5.3 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-39001-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-39001-5.2 | RTS policy |
| ISO-39001-5.3 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-41001-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-41001-5.2 | Facility management policy |
| ISO-41001-5.3 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-50001-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-50001-5.2 | Energy policy |
| ISO-50001-5.3 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-56002-5.1 | Leadership and commitment |
| ISO-56002-5.2 | Innovation policy |
| ISO-56002-5.3 | Innovation vision and strategy |
| ISO-56002-5.4 | Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
| ISO-56002-5.5 | Organizational culture |
Clause 6: Planning
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-6.1 | Actions to address risks and opportunities |
| ISO-22313-6.2 | Business continuity objectives and plans to achieve them |
| ISO-22313-6.3 | Planning changes to the BCMS |
| ISO-37002-6.1 | Actions to address risks and opportunities |
| ISO-37002-6.2 | Whistleblowing management system objectives and planning |
| ISO-39001-6.1 | Actions to address risks and opportunities |
| ISO-39001-6.2 | RTS performance factors |
| ISO-39001-6.3 | RTS objectives and planning to achieve them |
| ISO-41001-6.1 | Actions to address risks and opportunities |
| ISO-41001-6.2 | Facility management objectives and planning to achieve them |
| ISO-41001-6.3 | Planning of changes |
| ISO-50001-6.1 | Actions to address risks and opportunities |
| ISO-50001-6.2 | Objectives, energy targets and planning to achieve them |
| ISO-50001-6.3 | Energy review |
| ISO-50001-6.4 | Energy performance indicators (EnPIs) |
| ISO-50001-6.5 | Energy baseline (EnB) |
| ISO-50001-6.6 | Planning for the collection of energy data |
| ISO-56002-6.1 | Actions to address opportunities and risks |
| ISO-56002-6.2 | Innovation objectives and planning to achieve them |
| ISO-56002-6.3 | Organizational structures |
| ISO-56002-6.4 | Innovation portfolios |
Clause 7: Support
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-22313-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-22313-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO-22313-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-22313-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-37002-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-37002-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-37002-7.3 | Awareness and training |
| ISO-37002-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-37002-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-39001-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-39001-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-39001-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO-39001-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-39001-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-41001-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-41001-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-41001-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO-41001-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-41001-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-41001-7.6 | Organizational knowledge |
| ISO-50001-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-50001-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-50001-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO-50001-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-50001-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-56002-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO-56002-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO-56002-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO-56002-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO-56002-7.5 | Documented information |
| ISO-56002-7.6 | Tools and methods |
| ISO-56002-7.7 | Strategic intelligence management |
| ISO-56002-7.8 | Intellectual property management |
Clause 8: Operation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-8.1 | Operational planning and control |
| ISO-22313-8.2 | Business impact analysis and risk assessment |
| ISO-22313-8.3 | Business continuity strategies and solutions |
| ISO-22313-8.4 | Business continuity plans and procedures |
| ISO-22313-8.5 | Exercise programme |
| ISO-39001-8.1 | Operational planning and control |
| ISO-39001-8.2 | Emergency preparedness and response |
| ISO-41001-8.1 | Operational planning and control |
| ISO-41001-8.2 | Coordination with stakeholders |
| ISO-41001-8.3 | Integration of services |
| ISO-41001-8.4 | Control of outsourced processes and services |
| ISO-50001-8.1 | Operational planning and control |
| ISO-50001-8.2 | Design |
| ISO-50001-8.3 | Procurement |
Clause 9: Performance Evaluation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO-22313-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation |
| ISO-22313-9.2 | Internal audit |
| ISO-22313-9.3 | Management review |
| ISO-37002-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation |
| ISO-37002-9.2 | Internal audit |
| ISO-37002-9.3 | Management review |
| ISO-39001-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation |
| ISO-39001-9.2 | Internal audit |
| ISO-39001-9.3 | Management review |
| ISO-41001-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation |
| ISO-41001-9.2 | Internal audit |
| ISO-41001-9.3 | Management review |
| ISO-50001-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation of energy performance |
| ISO-50001-9.2 | Evaluation of compliance with legal and other requirements |
| ISO-50001-9.3 | Internal audit |
| ISO-50001-9.4 | Management review |
| ISO-56002-9.1 | Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation |
| ISO-56002-9.2 | Internal audit |
| ISO-56002-9.3 | Management review |
Context
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-4.1 | Guidance on understanding context |
| ISO22313-4.2 | Guidance on interested parties |
| ISO22313-4.3 | Guidance on BCMS scope |
Evaluation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-9.1 | Guidance on monitoring and evaluation |
| ISO22313-9.2 | Guidance on internal audit |
| ISO22313-9.3 | Guidance on management review |
Implementation Guidance
Practical implementation for stakeholders
Improvement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-10.1 | Guidance on nonconformity and corrective action |
| ISO22313-10.2 | Guidance on continual improvement |
Leadership
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-5.1 | Guidance on leadership and commitment |
| ISO22313-5.2 | Guidance on BC policy |
| ISO22313-5.3 | Guidance on roles and authorities |
Operation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-8.1 | Guidance on operational planning and control |
| ISO22313-8.2 | Guidance on BIA and risk assessment |
| ISO22313-8.3 | Guidance on BC strategies and solutions |
| ISO22313-8.4 | Guidance on BC plans and procedures |
| ISO22313-8.5 | Guidance on exercising and testing |
| ISO22313-8.6 | Guidance on evaluation of BC documentation and capability |
Planning
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-6.1 | Guidance on risks and opportunities |
| ISO22313-6.2 | Guidance on BC objectives |
Support
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ISO22313-7.2 | Guidance on competence |
| ISO22313-7.4 | Guidance on communication |
| ISO22313-7.5 | Guidance on documented information |
Your Compliance Coverage
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems?
ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems is a compliance framework from International (ISO) with 15 domains and 167 controls. ISO 22313:2020 provides guidance for planning, establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and continually improving a business continuity management system (BCMS) as specified in ISO 22301. It provides explanatory text, examples, and good practices for each clause of ISO 22301. Does not add new requirements but helps organisations understand and implement ISO 22301 effectively. Applicable alongside ISO 22301 as an implementation guide. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems have?
ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems has 167 controls organised across 15 domains. The largest domains are Clause 7: Support (34 controls), Clause 4: Context of the Organization (24 controls), Clause 6: Planning (21 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems map to?
ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems maps to 634 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 41001:2018 — Facility Management Systems (8% coverage), ISO 39001:2012 — Road Traffic Safety Management (8% coverage), ISO 50001:2018 — Energy Management Systems (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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